Invitations are ancient, altar calls are relatively recent.
“Houston, We have a problem.” Those have come to be favorite words to describe something of great concern in a soft, non-panicked way.
Well we in Christendom, and as Baptists, have a problem. There are many people calling themselves Christians who are not living as disciples of Christ. Now surely, at any given time, they are true believers struggling with some part of their life.
They do not want to give up something that God requires, or perhaps they have a blind spot and are not behaving in a way that honors Christ. But they are still true believers and God will bring them through this time of difficulty.
But for many who name the name of Christ and show no devotion to Him there is another answer. They are not truly born again Christians. Jesus said there would be those who called Him Lord whom He never knew.
Is this problem worse now than in other times in history? I think so. It is easy to be called a Christian in our society. Read rest HERE
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